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package javax.microedition.io;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * This interface defines the stream connection over which
 * content is passed.
 *
 * @version 1.0 12/21/99
 */
public interface ContentConnection extends StreamConnection {

    /**
     * Returns the type of content that the resource connected to is
     * providing.  For instance, if the connection is via HTTP, then
     * the value of the <code>content-type</code> header field is returned.
     *
     * @return  the content type of the resource that the URL references,
     *          or <code>null</code> if not known.
     */
    public String getType();

    /**
     * Returns a string describing the encoding of the content which
     * the resource connected to is providing.
     * E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, the value of the
     * <code>content-encoding</code> header field is returned.
     *
     * @return  the content encoding of the resource that the URL
     *          references, or <code>null</code> if not known.
     */
    public String getEncoding();

    /**
     * Returns the length of the content which is being provided.
     * E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, then the value of the
     * <code>content-length</code> header field is returned.
     *
     * @return  the content length of the resource that this connection's
     *          URL references, or <code>-1</code> if the content length
     *          is not known.
     */
    public long getLength();

}